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President Anne F. Harris

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Anne F. Harris, an energetic leader and gifted teacher, was appointed the 14th president of 海角社区黑料吃瓜 on July 14, 2020, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. During her tenure at 海角社区黑料吃瓜, President Harris has quickly become a trusted and admired member of the College community. Her work is shaped by a principle she articulates as 鈥渃ivic trust,鈥� which addresses how trust is built and sustained between individuals, between individuals and institutions, and between institutions. She believes that liberal arts education prepares individuals for civic engagement and a lifetime of defining and contributing to the common good. Renfrow Hall, named after 海角社区黑料吃瓜 alumna and pioneering educator Edith Renfrow Smith 鈥�37, is being realized under President Harris鈥� leadership. The residence hall, located between the College and downtown 海角社区黑料吃瓜, includes a civic innovation pavilion designed for collaboration and community use, and will serve as a hub for student-led civic engagement programming and coalition building.

President Harris鈥檚 work has been marked by leadership in the areas of diversity and inclusion, academic program and community development, and financial stewardship and fundraising. Working with the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees and stakeholders across campus, she led 海角社区黑料吃瓜 in enacting a 鈥渘o loan鈥� financial aid policy that meets full demonstrated need. Her energies serve the strategic plan of the College, Knowledge Into Action, approved by the Board of Trustees in fall of 2023.

She is a member of the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group and the Chair of the Presidents鈥� Council of the Midwest Conference. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees for the College of the Holy Cross, she is also on the executive committee of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. President Harris is the Chair of the Board of the SEED Coalition (Strengthening Education for an Engaged Democracy) 鈥� formerly the Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact 鈥� and a member of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness. In addition, she serves on the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Executive Committee the Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact Board. In Iowa, she serves on the Des Moines Capital Crossroads Advisory Council.

Harris holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in art history and classical languages from Agnes Scott College where she earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. She received her master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in art history from the University of Chicago. A prolific researcher and author, she has published numerous articles and presented juried and invited papers. She is the co-author with Nancy Thompson (St. Olaf College) of Medieval Art, 250-1450; Matter, Making, and Meaning (Oxford University Press, 2021).